Sunlight in Ample, street by street
Neighbourhood of Reus. We measured 337 buildings and 503 façades facing the street.
The sun changes with the floor
In Ample, 32% of façades get direct sun on 21 December on the first floor, 49% on the middle floor and 60% on the top floor.
Streets from most to least winter sun
| Street | Buildings | Winter sun by side, middle floor | Daytime noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaça de la Llibertat | 6 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça del Víctor | 7 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Avinguda de Prat de la Riba | 15 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Frederic Soler | 7 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer d'Antoni Gaudí | 11 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Tívoli | 9 |
| 65 dB |
| Passeig de Sunyer | 2 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça de Josep M Folch i Torres | 1 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Plaça de Josep Maria Folch i Torres | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Miró | 19 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del Doctor Joan Abelló | 2 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Ferran | 10 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer dels jardins | 15 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Santa Helena | 21 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer Ample | 48 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Joan Martell | 22 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Celestí | 31 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Pròsper de Bofarull | 15 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Pau i Sant Blai | 13 |
| 52.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Pau | 13 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Francesc Bartrina | 15 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Passeig de Mata | 3 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Avinguda del Pintor Tapiró | 2 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer Alt de Sant Josep | 4 |
| 57.5 dB |
| Carrer de Cristòfor Colom | 12 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Sant Joaquim | 13 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Victòria | 39 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Travessera de Sant Pau | 8 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Plaça de l'Estació | 3 |
| 62.5 dB |
| Carrer de Castellvell | 5 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer de la Verge Maria | 3 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Carrer del General Moragues | 3 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Travessera de Sant Antoni | 25 |
| 67.5 dB |
| Avinguda Onze de Setembre | 5 |
| 67.5 dB |
A side counts if it has 5 or more measured buildings; if neither does, the whole street is shown. Streets with 15 or more buildings have their own page, with the three floors of each side.
Which orientation and which side win
Façades facing south get the most sun on 21 December: a median of 4 h 29 min on a middle floor. Those facing north: no sun.
- Ssouth · 30 façades4 h 29 min
- SWsouth-west · 59 façades1 h 51 min
- SEsouth-east · 143 façades1 h 28 min
- Wwest · 26 façades52 min
- Eeast · 16 façades5 min
- NWnorth-west · 132 façadesNo sun
- NEnorth-east · 88 façadesNo sun
- Nnorth · 9 façadesNo sun
Streets with sun and less noise
At least some winter sun on their sunniest side and less daytime noise than the neighbourhood median.
- Plaça de la LlibertatLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 62.5 dB by day
- Plaça del VíctorLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 67.5 dB by day
- Avinguda de Prat de la RibaLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 67.5 dB by day
- Carrer de Frederic SolerLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 67.5 dB by day
- Carrer d'Antoni GaudíLots of direct sun in winter on the sunniest side · 67.5 dB by day
What we measure
The report's winter scale, from “No winter sun” to “Lots of winter sun”, based on direct sun on the window on 21 December, 1 m from the façade at window-centre height. It comes from the ICGC's 1 m LiDAR (2021–2023 flight) and the sun's position, minute by minute.
Here the figure is the scale for each side of the street and each floor, the median of its buildings, not of one flat. The exact minute count for a specific flat, with its window, its floor and whether it faces the street or the courtyard, is the report.
With 1 m LiDAR, narrow streets and eaves come out less sharply than with Barcelona's 25 cm data: the average error is around 15 minutes a day. Tree canopies let part of the sun through, and buildings put up after the 2021–2023 flight are not included.
Sun Seeker, ShadeMap, SunCalc and Asoleo: what each one measures
Your flat, with its window and its floor
This page is about the street. Your window may face a courtyard, a chamfered corner or a building that does not weigh in here. The €19 report measures yours, minute by minute, all year.
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